Synonyms for root

noun

• a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
• the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
• (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
• the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

verb

• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
• dig with the snout
• cause to take roots
• cheer for
• come into existence, originate
• plant by the roots
• take root and begin to grow